art .# is a collection of quotes based on and around art, not necessarily all by artists themselves.
Some are to enforce trusted and tried philosophies, others to challenge them. If you have a quote you think should be here then post it as a comment on the “About ‘art .#’” entry.
art .one //on galleries
“I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot…
Jean-Michel Basquait
art .two //on labelling
“I’m not an abstractionist”
Mark Rothko
art .three //on competitions
“I’d never win painting contests. I remember losing to a guy who did a perfect spiderman.”
Jean-Michel Basquait
art .four //on knowledge
“…never know too much to not learn something new”
Og Mandino
Imaginary Ordinary 